Dish-washer.



. A. LATTA.

DISH WASHER.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. s, 190s.

Patented 0013.26, 1909.

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l'SUSAN' A. LATTA, OF MANLIUS, ILLINOIS.`

DISH-WASHER.

Specification o f Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

Application led November 3, 1908. Serial No. 460,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SUSAN A. LATTA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manlius, in the county of Bureau and State of Il1inoishave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-Washers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to washing machines and refers especially toa machine by which dishes may be washed.

An object of this inventionA is to produce a machine that will effect the washing of a plurality of dishes at one time.

The invention has as a further object the production of 'a washer by which the water -is agitated while the dishes are held in a stationary position.

A still further object of the invention is toproduce a device of this character having the above enumerated advantages which will be strong, durable and which will comprise but few parts.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and describedmay be made within the scope of the claimwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the washer, Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring tothe drawings, 10 designates a cylindrical receptaclewhich is provided with a bottom 11 and a base 12. The base12 comprises a depending flange disposed Vabout the edge of the bottom 11 for the purpose of raislng the same a short distance above the ground. The bottom 11 is provided with a valve 13 for the escape of the water from thedreceptacle 10 when the same has been use The receptacle 10 is provided with an outwardly turned flange A at its up er edge, receiving thereupon the flange B ofJ a cover 14 which is hermetically sealed upon the ange of the receptacle 10 by means Aof the clasps 15. -Thel cover 14 is of convex formaplace by the claspsI l5.

consisting of arcuate arms 20 which radiatetherefrom and which are curved downwardly at their outer extremities to support the paddles 2l which are formed integral therewith and which extend to the bottom 11 and are employed in agitating the water contained in the receptacle 10. The paddles 21 comprise metallic plates which are perforated to allow the water to pass through them, and which have oppositely located recesses C in their side'edges.

A circular ange 22 is centrally formed upon the bottom 11 upon the upper face thereof to receive and to hold in rigid position acircular wire basket-23 in whichare placed the dishes to be washed.

In operation, the cover 14 is removed from the receptacle 10 and the basket 23 is removed to place the dishes therein. When the basket 23 is lled it is replaced in the receptacle 10 and the cover 14 is secured in The handle 19 is now rotated when the arms 2 0 are caused to revolve and to carry the paddles 21 through .the water placed in the receptacle 10 about and through the basket 23. The water can be drawn from the receptacle 10 through the valve 13 when it is desired to 'change the" same.

What is claimed 1s:-

cylindrical casing, ofA an upstanding circular flange located upon "the bottom of the casing, aforaminous basket dis osed with its lower end within the upstan ing flange, said basket being cylindrical andlbeing disposed .in spaced relation 'to the easing, a curved cover disposed upon the casing, means for holding the cover in position, a

' Ir a. dish washer, the combination with a shaft engaged throuigth the cover, a yoke the shaft above the cover for rotation of the engaged with the sha said yoke including shaft. l 10 arcuate downwardly extending arms which In testimony whereof I aflx my signature, straddle the basket, a paddle carried by the in presence of two witnesses. lower end of each arm, each of said paddles SUSAN A. LATTA.

' consisting of relatively large upper and Witnesses:

lower portions and a conneetmg transversely BEssm Woon,

'reduced portion, and a crank connected with FRANCES OSBORN. 

